Condemnation of Chinese prison camps in Xinjiang is now drawing in the issue of forced labour, supply chains and whether we should buy Chinese products. Below is a letter I wrote to The Times and privileged to share the slot with George Magnus, an expert on the issue. Sir, Hannah Lucinda Smith’s article on Xinjiang’s […]
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Perhaps the Gravest Danger Facing Us Today
BOOK REVIEW — Powering Through is a worrying and detailed examination on the vulnerability of our electrical grids, written by experts who know what they are talking about. Their mission statement sums up the what and why. ‘The InfraGard National Disaster Resilience Council Mission is to inform communities how to mitigate the high-impact threat of […]
Read MoreBerlin, Hitler-Stalin and Poland, The First to Fight – Goldster Book Chat with Roger Moorhouse
April 9th, 12.00 BST my Goldster Book Chat will be with Roger Moorhouse, the much-acclaimed Second World War historian and author, quizzing him about his research, his stories and his fellow writers, who chronicle an era which still captures so many of our imaginations today. How did Germans fall for Nazism? What lay behind […]
Read MoreIndia & America — How Will This Relationship Unfold
India and the United States are the world’s two greatest democracies. But their relationship has been rocky. Trust has been low. India is fierdely independent. America needs it as a pillar of the multilateral front it is building against China. Tomorrow, February 16th, I will be moderating a superb panel of experts who carry the […]
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